During World War II, Dad worked not for an individual paper but on a desk for UP, United Press, in San Francisco. (He wasn't fit enough for any of the military services.) Among his papers were a few stories he filed for them. As a self-historicizer, he kept some of the original assignments, typed manuscripts, and copies of the stories as they were printed in various newspapers.
Follow the link below to see his very first UP assignment, an invitation to UP from the Republican Party to cover the visit of glamorous congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce to San Francisco in January, 1944. Her daughter was tragically killed in a car accident, however, the day before she was due to speak. Dad saved his assignment and the picture of her printed after her daughter's death.UPI First Assignment
The following links contain his original typed draft and the various publications of a story about the destruction of Manila by the Japanese. It's from 1945.
Original typed manuscript and some publications of Manila atrocities
More publications of Manila story
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